"whippersnapper" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小毛头
• 小屁孩

Definition

这是一个老式且带幽默色彩的词，形容对大人无礼或自以为是的年轻人，通常是男孩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词很少用，多为幽默或老年人嘲笑年轻人时说。带有轻微责备但更多是调侃意味，常与“那个小毛头”等说法连用。

Examples

That whippersnapper was talking back to his teacher.

那个**小毛头**顶撞了老师。

Grandpa called me a whippersnapper when I teased him.

我逗爷爷时，爷爷叫我**小毛头**。

You little whippersnapper, get off my lawn!

你这个**小屁孩**，离开我的草坪！

When Jenny beat him at chess, her dad laughed, 'Well, aren't you a clever whippersnapper!'

珍妮赢了棋，她爸爸笑着说：“哟，你还真是个聪明的**小毛头**！”

Back in my day, no whippersnapper would dare speak like that to an elder.

在我那个年代，可没有哪个**小屁孩**敢那样跟长辈说话。

Don't mind him, he's just a noisy little whippersnapper with too much energy.

别理他，他不过是个精力旺盛又吵闹的**小毛头**。